The National Register of Historic Places is a United States federal official list of places and sites considered worthy of preservation. In the state of Massachusetts, there are over 4,300 listings, representing about 5% of all NRHP listings nationwide and the second-most of any U.S. state, behind only New York. Listings appear in all 14 Massachusetts counties.
County # of sites 1.1 Barnstable: Barnstable 86 1.3 Barnstable: Other 127 1.4 Barnstable: Duplicates (4) 1.5 Barnstable: Total 209 2 Berkshire 181 3.1 Bristol: Fall River 109 3.2 Bristol: New Bedford 42 3.3 Bristol: Taunton 97 3.4 Bristol: Other 140 3.5 Bristol: Duplicates (1) 3.6 Bristol: Total 387 4 Dukes 23 5.1 Essex: Andover 51 5.2 Essex: Gloucester 35 5.3 Essex: Ipswich 31 5.4 Essex: Lawrence 24 5.5 Essex: Lynn 31 5.6 Essex: Methuen 45 5.7 Essex: Salem 46 5.8 Essex: Other 225 5.9 Essex: Duplicates (3) 5.10 Essex: Total 485 6 Franklin 61 7.1 Hampden: Springfield 92 7.2 Hampden: Other 79 7.3 Hampden: Total 171 8 Hampshire 84 9.1 Middlesex: Arlington 64 9.2 Middlesex: Cambridge 207 9.3 Middlesex: Concord 27 9.4 Middlesex: Framingham 20 9.5 Middlesex: Lexington 17 9.6 Middlesex: Lowell 41 9.7 Middlesex: Marlborough 17 9.8 Middlesex: Medford 36 9.9 Middlesex: Newton 188 9.10 Middlesex: Reading 89 9.11 Middlesex: Sherborn 24 9.12 Middlesex: Somerville 84 9.13 Middlesex: Stoneham 69 9.14 Middlesex: Wakefield 95 9.15 Middlesex: Waltham 109 9.16 Middlesex: Weston 15 9.17 Middlesex: Winchester 68 9.18 Middlesex: Other 196 9.19 Middlesex: Duplicates (31) 9.20 Middlesex: Total 1,335 10 Nantucket 4 11.1 Norfolk: Brookline 98 11.2 Norfolk: Milton 30 11.3 Norfolk: Quincy 110 11.4 Norfolk: Other 126 11.5 Norfolk: Duplicates (4) 11.6 Norfolk: Total 360 12 Plymouth 147 13.1 Suffolk: Northern Boston 148 13.2 Suffolk: Southern Boston 186 13.3 Suffolk: Other 23 13.4 Suffolk: Duplicates (2) 13.5 Suffolk: Total 355 14.1 Worcester: Southbridge 85 14.2 Worcester: Uxbridge 53 14.3 Worcester: Eastern Worcester city 98 14.4 Worcester: Northwestern Worcester city 112 14.5 Worcester: Southwestern Worcester city 82 14.6 Worcester: Northern Worcester County 82 14.7 Worcester: Other 186 14.8 Worcester: Duplicates (6) 14.9 Worcester: Total 692 (duplicates): (47) Total: 4,450
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See also List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts List of historical societies in Massachusetts List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts
References
External links
Massachusetts Cultural Resources Information System (MACRIS), the state's database of cultural inventory, including NRHP and state historic sites